LILY had returned from her shopping trip unscathed, much to Severus's relief and Remus's amusement.
"Satisfied, Lily?"
"Not yet." Lily replied sharply as she shrugged off her cloak, revealing her belly, slightly swollen with child. She turned to Severus, who was sitting behind his desk, with Remus in a seat facing the potions-master. "I.. I was just thinking about Harry. About us as a family."
"I see." Severus whispered, as Remus took that moment to slip out of the room, knowing this discussion was not for his ears. Upon Remus's exit, Lily settled herself on Severus's desk, her eyes fastened upon his. She had come to an conclusion, the time out of the castle helping her clear her own head, having time away from Severus and her son had made her understand all too clearly her own intentions.
"I gave birth to Harry, and deep in my heart, I do love him, he is a part of me. It is just difficult for me to see James in his face. I never loved James, but I can love Harry, given some time with him. He was snatched away from me when he barely began to live, and I have seventeen years of living to catch up on."
"I see." Severus replied with a careful tap of his finger on his lip, contemplating the situation. Lily watched her husband carefully, knowing he loved Harry, but in his own unique way. Not as a father loved a son, but he did love the boy. "We will have to give him space and time, you understand, but I think with time, he will come to realize the depth of your love for himself and us. Granted, it is a complicated situation which does make my head spin at times." Severus said with a thin twitch of his lips. Lily smiled, her emerald eyes sparkling.
*I love you, Severus* Lily whispered.
Harry was sitting in the Great Hall, playing a game of chess with Dumbledore, the man having cornered him earlier and managing to goad him into a game of chess. Halfway into the game, Dumbledore brought up the subject of Snape, much to Harry's unease. He had only begun getting used to the idea of his mother being alive again.
"Do you like your mother being alive?"
"Yeah." Harry said, with a raised pair of eyebrows. "It's just a surprise to me, really."
"Did you know that she never intended to die, she wanted to live for you and Severus?"
"Yeah, I heard."
"Mm." Dumbledore said, pursing his lips as he thought of his next move, letting Harry digest the latest comment. Harry sighed, looking at the conniving old man before him. "Ah! There are diffrent forms of love for each person, you know?"
"Mm." Harry's turn to mumble, as he moved a piece, and frowned up at Dumbledore, chewing on his lip absently in thought.
*Dumbledore does have a point...* Harry mused.
He did love Hermione, but not in the way of romantic love. He loved Ron, but as a brother. Harry blushed furiously, realizing how foolish he had been, and incredibly rude to Lupin and his mother. They did care for him, but in diffrent ways. He had been thinking of love in defenite terms.
"I think I've just lost, my boy." Dumbledore said with a sigh as he got up from the table, slipping off to his office. Harry sat there for a long moment, contemplating whether he should go apologize to his mother, or go to Lupin. His thoughts startled him, but he decided to follow his gut reaction.
"Professor Snape?"
"Yes?" Severus asked, as the door to his office swung open and Potter stepped in the room, his green eyes focused on the desktop before him. "Have a seat."
"No. I was just.. I just wanted to inform you that I realize I behaved horribly, and I know you were just trying to do best by my mum."
"I see." Severus said, slightly taken aback. This day had been quite a day for him, and the boy had always kept him on his toes, as well as his mother. "I am glad you realize that."
"I realize you also were trying to do best by me, and I know you can never be a father to me, but... well, I do respect you." Harry whispered as he left the room abruptly, not leaving time for Severus to respond, leaving the Potions-Master still in his seat, the wheels turning in his head.
*That boy, he should have been a Slytherin*
"Harry, come on in." Lupin said with a wary expression in his eyes, watching the teenager stride in his own quarters. "what do you need?"
"I just wanted to say I was sorry for yelling at you."
"Thank you, apology accepted." Lupin said with a weak smile. "I understand you must have been frustrated, but still.. well, thanks."
"You're welcome. Now, I have one more apology to make. I just don't know how to tell my mum." Harry said nervously, watching the grey-haired man before him break out in a sunny smile.
"Just say you love her. That will be enough." Lupin said quietly, his eyes studying Harry. "That will be more than enough." Harry silently nodded, turning and leaving the DADA professor standing in the middle of the room, a smile on his lips.
*Just in time* Remus chuckled.
The door opened to the Snape private rooms, and Harry stood just into the doorway, looking folorn and lost before his mother, who stood near the fireplace, holding a blanket to her chest. Her green eyes matched Harry's, both wide and curious.
"Mum... I love you." Harry said, his eyes boring into his mother's. "I understand I must have upset you, but I was upset myself, that you never loved my father."
"Oh, Harry." Lily whispered, biting her lip in thought as she felt Cissa move inside her womb. She smiled, feeling that Cissa was agreeing with Harry. "Well, thank you. I do love you deeply, it is just difficult to come to amends with the fact that James is your father, that is all."
"Mum, would it be all right if I stayed Harry Potter? It's just.. a bit too creepy to think of myself as Peren Snape right now, especially with you like that." Harry said, gesturing lightly to the swollen belly of his mother's. Lily smiled and nodded, gesturing for Harry to join her for a spot of tea. The two sat in silence, enjoying the company of each other. Things felt in place. Lily grinned.
*I was wrong, now this is heaven* Lily thought as Severus entered the door, taking his customary place behind his desk in the corner, marking papers.
A/N: 2 chapters left, Hope y'all enjoyed the tale! I've always wondered what would happen if Lily was alive and with Severus. Thank you to ALL who read/reviewed! THANK YOU! :-)
"Satisfied, Lily?"
"Not yet." Lily replied sharply as she shrugged off her cloak, revealing her belly, slightly swollen with child. She turned to Severus, who was sitting behind his desk, with Remus in a seat facing the potions-master. "I.. I was just thinking about Harry. About us as a family."
"I see." Severus whispered, as Remus took that moment to slip out of the room, knowing this discussion was not for his ears. Upon Remus's exit, Lily settled herself on Severus's desk, her eyes fastened upon his. She had come to an conclusion, the time out of the castle helping her clear her own head, having time away from Severus and her son had made her understand all too clearly her own intentions.
"I gave birth to Harry, and deep in my heart, I do love him, he is a part of me. It is just difficult for me to see James in his face. I never loved James, but I can love Harry, given some time with him. He was snatched away from me when he barely began to live, and I have seventeen years of living to catch up on."
"I see." Severus replied with a careful tap of his finger on his lip, contemplating the situation. Lily watched her husband carefully, knowing he loved Harry, but in his own unique way. Not as a father loved a son, but he did love the boy. "We will have to give him space and time, you understand, but I think with time, he will come to realize the depth of your love for himself and us. Granted, it is a complicated situation which does make my head spin at times." Severus said with a thin twitch of his lips. Lily smiled, her emerald eyes sparkling.
*I love you, Severus* Lily whispered.
Harry was sitting in the Great Hall, playing a game of chess with Dumbledore, the man having cornered him earlier and managing to goad him into a game of chess. Halfway into the game, Dumbledore brought up the subject of Snape, much to Harry's unease. He had only begun getting used to the idea of his mother being alive again.
"Do you like your mother being alive?"
"Yeah." Harry said, with a raised pair of eyebrows. "It's just a surprise to me, really."
"Did you know that she never intended to die, she wanted to live for you and Severus?"
"Yeah, I heard."
"Mm." Dumbledore said, pursing his lips as he thought of his next move, letting Harry digest the latest comment. Harry sighed, looking at the conniving old man before him. "Ah! There are diffrent forms of love for each person, you know?"
"Mm." Harry's turn to mumble, as he moved a piece, and frowned up at Dumbledore, chewing on his lip absently in thought.
*Dumbledore does have a point...* Harry mused.
He did love Hermione, but not in the way of romantic love. He loved Ron, but as a brother. Harry blushed furiously, realizing how foolish he had been, and incredibly rude to Lupin and his mother. They did care for him, but in diffrent ways. He had been thinking of love in defenite terms.
"I think I've just lost, my boy." Dumbledore said with a sigh as he got up from the table, slipping off to his office. Harry sat there for a long moment, contemplating whether he should go apologize to his mother, or go to Lupin. His thoughts startled him, but he decided to follow his gut reaction.
"Professor Snape?"
"Yes?" Severus asked, as the door to his office swung open and Potter stepped in the room, his green eyes focused on the desktop before him. "Have a seat."
"No. I was just.. I just wanted to inform you that I realize I behaved horribly, and I know you were just trying to do best by my mum."
"I see." Severus said, slightly taken aback. This day had been quite a day for him, and the boy had always kept him on his toes, as well as his mother. "I am glad you realize that."
"I realize you also were trying to do best by me, and I know you can never be a father to me, but... well, I do respect you." Harry whispered as he left the room abruptly, not leaving time for Severus to respond, leaving the Potions-Master still in his seat, the wheels turning in his head.
*That boy, he should have been a Slytherin*
"Harry, come on in." Lupin said with a wary expression in his eyes, watching the teenager stride in his own quarters. "what do you need?"
"I just wanted to say I was sorry for yelling at you."
"Thank you, apology accepted." Lupin said with a weak smile. "I understand you must have been frustrated, but still.. well, thanks."
"You're welcome. Now, I have one more apology to make. I just don't know how to tell my mum." Harry said nervously, watching the grey-haired man before him break out in a sunny smile.
"Just say you love her. That will be enough." Lupin said quietly, his eyes studying Harry. "That will be more than enough." Harry silently nodded, turning and leaving the DADA professor standing in the middle of the room, a smile on his lips.
*Just in time* Remus chuckled.
The door opened to the Snape private rooms, and Harry stood just into the doorway, looking folorn and lost before his mother, who stood near the fireplace, holding a blanket to her chest. Her green eyes matched Harry's, both wide and curious.
"Mum... I love you." Harry said, his eyes boring into his mother's. "I understand I must have upset you, but I was upset myself, that you never loved my father."
"Oh, Harry." Lily whispered, biting her lip in thought as she felt Cissa move inside her womb. She smiled, feeling that Cissa was agreeing with Harry. "Well, thank you. I do love you deeply, it is just difficult to come to amends with the fact that James is your father, that is all."
"Mum, would it be all right if I stayed Harry Potter? It's just.. a bit too creepy to think of myself as Peren Snape right now, especially with you like that." Harry said, gesturing lightly to the swollen belly of his mother's. Lily smiled and nodded, gesturing for Harry to join her for a spot of tea. The two sat in silence, enjoying the company of each other. Things felt in place. Lily grinned.
*I was wrong, now this is heaven* Lily thought as Severus entered the door, taking his customary place behind his desk in the corner, marking papers.
A/N: 2 chapters left, Hope y'all enjoyed the tale! I've always wondered what would happen if Lily was alive and with Severus. Thank you to ALL who read/reviewed! THANK YOU! :-)